Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-09
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also some variations in buStles. Those
used under walking dresses have many
springs, as they often support cloth
skirts or other heavy fabrics These
bustles are covered with almost any
material. Wooden MORE is suitable fol
the purpose, with rutiles Of the same
goods over the springs. Bustle skirts are
used in the evening. They are of light
striped silks, covered with muslin petit
coat On the back breadth of the petit
coat are muslin founces. Tournures for
wear under wrappers and indoor dresses
are of stiff muslin. They are about
twenty-seven inches long, and have five
or six puffings of the same material.
NOTES.
| Bronze kid slippers are much worn.
Lilies of the valley are fashionable
| flowers.
China finger bowls and plates are more
! fashionable than those of glass.
Little girls who have OutgrOWn Nor
mandy caps wear very large hats trimmed
with velvet and plumes.
The opal is rapidly conquering its
enemy-supCrstition. Opal and diamond
and scarf-pins.
Brown silk dresses are now trimmed
with Jet, and black Jet lace is also made
up over brown satin. The brown should
have golden tinge.
Waists are no longer perfectly plain.
| They have either puffings, vests, imitation
| corslets or inserted pieces in all shapes.
Various styles of revers are also seen on
the waists.
The most popular linen cuffs for ladies'
are wider than formerly and are round at
one side and square at the other. With
them are worn simple links of gold or
silver.
Pale pink wells are taking the place OF
the red ones so long in favor. They are
more generally becoming, and are worn
with bonnets OF all descriptions.
Some OF the newest velvet bodiCeS
have the sides extended to form panels.
These are very stylish when worn with
skirt and draperies OF striped wool.
Long cloaks for little girls have fat
nlaits in the back, and yoke and hood.
The cloak is shlrred into the yoke, maxim z
it very warm and comfortable, but not
graceful,
The newest jackets are Slightly longer
! than last season. An excellent method
| for undermining a short jacket is to add
band of any OF the fashionable furs to
the bottom OF it.
| The best dressmakers are using fewer
steels than heretofore in the back Of the
dress skirt. Some employ only one, ard
this is placed high, the folds of the skirt
falling upimpeded below it, 10 the feet.
For very young ladies tall crowned
black felt hat, with something of Q turban
brim enveloped in q putting of black vel
vet, is trimmed with two shades Of velvet,
or ribbon and feathers.
The pretty little capotes may be worn
with or without strings. Some faces are
prettler with a bow under the chin, and
some without, so there is chance to Wear
what is most becoming and fashionable st
the same time.
| What are called toques are much worn
with cloth costumes. Any hat without a
special brim that fits the head closely is
st once pronounced a toQue by both
maker and wearer, so that the name
covers variety of shapes. Toques are
usually made of piece of the suit ma
| terial.
A short mantle of golden brown plush
is trimmed with ricn gold and bronze
passementerle. In front the trimming,
which terminates in square ends, is
finished with a corresponding fringe, as
are also the sides. A border of sable
completes this recherche garment.
The universal fashion of wearing
aprons in the house has led to the pro-
dHction of some very dainty novelties in
this line. Fine scrim is much used for